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Inequities in life course criminal legal system sanctions: measuring cumulative involvement.

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Purpose

The impact of incarceration on health is well known. Yet, most studies measure incarceration alone and miss additional exposure to the criminal legal system over time. We evaluated adult criminal legal sanctions - inclusive of arrests, charges, probation, incarceration - from ages 18-35 and inequities by juvenile sanctions and race.

Methods

Using the National Longitudinal Survey on Youth 1997, a nationally representative data set of adolescents followed into their mid-thirties (1997-2017), we calculated the mean cumulative count, or the average number of criminal legal events per person per study visit, stratified by juvenile sanctions and race.

Results

Of 7024 participants, 1679 experienced 3,075 encounters. There were seven arrests, 30 charges, nine probation encounters, and 13 incarceration events /100 participants by age 35. Juvenile sanctions were most common for Black individuals. Among those experiencing juvenile sanctions, Black and White individuals had similar numbers of encounters, but Black individuals had more arrests and incarceration stays. For those without juvenile encounters, Black individuals had more encounters than White individuals.

Conclusions

Research on health effects of criminal legal sanctions must consider encounters beyond incarceration and focus on life course trajectories and racial inequities.

SUBMITTER: LeMasters K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10075343 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Inequities in life course criminal legal system sanctions: measuring cumulative involvement.

LeMasters Katherine K Renson Audrey A Edwards Jesse K JK Robinson Whitney R WR Brinkley-Rubinstein Lauren L Delamater Paul P Pence Brian B

Annals of epidemiology 20221021

<h4>Purpose</h4>The impact of incarceration on health is well known. Yet, most studies measure incarceration alone and miss additional exposure to the criminal legal system over time. We evaluated adult criminal legal sanctions - inclusive of arrests, charges, probation, incarceration - from ages 18-35 and inequities by juvenile sanctions and race.<h4>Methods</h4>Using the National Longitudinal Survey on Youth 1997, a nationally representative data set of adolescents followed into their mid-thir ...[more]

PMID: 36273701

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